RAF Typhoon FGR4s have joined forces with France's air force in a joint strike targeting an hidden munitions depot in Syria employed by the Daesh militant organization, per a report from the British defence ministry.
The facility, identified by intelligence, was believed to be storing arms and explosives, the announcement noted, and was situated in mountains just above Palmyra in Syria's central region.
"Our fighter planes used Paveway IV guided bombs to hit a several approach shafts leading to the depot... early reports suggest the target was engaged successfully," officials stated.
There was no sign of any harm to civilians in the operation conducted Saturday night and all the aircraft returned to base without incident, the MoD added.
The British jets were backed up by a Voyager refuelling tanker.
Daesh - alternatively referred to as ISIS - enforced extremist governance over parts of both Syria and Iraq before its territorial defeat in 2019.
"This action underscores our UK leadership, and commitment to stand shoulder to shoulder with allied nations, to stamp out any revival of IS and their violent and radical beliefs in the area," UK Defence Secretary the minister remarked.
UK warplanes have performed overwatch operations over Syria to "forestall any efforts to regroup" of Islamic State after its routing at the battle of Baghuz in 2019, the authorities noted.
"I extend gratitude to the personnel of the UK armed forces who took part in this operation for their expertise and their valour," he commented. "Including them were thousands of British personnel deployed over Christmas and New Year. This action, to remove terrorist threats who endanger our safety, demonstrates how UK forces are always on standby, all year round, keeping Britain secure within its borders and influential overseas."
In December, the American forces conducted what it termed a "major assault" against Daesh sites in the country, subsequent to an assault killed two American soldiers and a local interpreter in Palmyra.
The UN says Islamic State still maintains roughly 5-7 thousand combatants in Iraq and Syria.
